A Last Reunion Program of

The 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

Contributed by Sandy Frame

The following is the text of a program for the last reunion of the
13th
Minnesota, Company E. The program is unique in that it provides the
date of death of all members who passed away prior to the reunion, and
the location in which they were living at the time. Please note, that at
the bottom of the minutes, it is explained that this is the end of the
formal meetings of Company "E" with only three members attending.
The men are listed in order of their deaths.

The remaining three men passed away after the 1962 reunion. Their
data is as follows:

It is hard to realize that for sixty-four years this gallant
band has kept in touch with each other, and held meetings to reminisce
abut army days, life on transports and in hospitals, and of most interest
now--"How are the Boys who are still holding forth?" Something of
that thought must have been in the minds of three members of "E" Co. Society
as they sat opposite each other in the Grill Room, of the Hotel St. Paul,
for their Annual Dinner Meeting, Saturday noon, March 24, 1962

Those present were Ben Guy, Charles Lipke and your Secretary, Niles
Williams. Recent letters and notes were read from Charles Baker,
Ed Worley, Gust Lyberg and from the Rosses, a letter and a telegram.

The death of my brother, H. E. Williams, leaves us without a President,
and it seemed it might be the time to close out the "E" company account.
Ben and Charles were inclined to leave the decision up to me, and I feel
that we should streamline our operation where we can.

We can, of course, meet as usual and keep in touch with each other
as before, but any unforeseen circumstance would not create a problem about
what to do with any "E" company property. The idea now is that all
records be turned over to the Minnesota Historical Society when we are
through with them. This would include practically a complete file
of Company Rosters, Company diary from Camp Ramsey to Manila, December
31, 1898, a complete diary of the war by Lisle Tucker and a few pictures.
In spite of many appeals I have been unable to locate the final section
of the Company Diary from January 1, 1899, to muster-out inSan Francisco October 3, 1899.

With this Roster there is enclosed a check for proportion due each
member of his interest in the Company Fund.

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